Mekong

Mekong climate shift
Mekong region facing 6 degree-warming, climate extremes
Alexander Hotz
April 09, 2013
Temperatures in South-East Asia's Lower Mekong Basin are set to rise by up to three times the global average temperature increase, according to a USAID-funded study. Previous reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that the basin would see increases in line with the global average of around two degrees Celsius. But according to a preliminary report by the Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change Project (Mekong ARCC), parts of the basin could see annual temperatures increase by as much as six degrees Celsius by 2050.
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Transboundary rivers and geopolitical rsik
Geopolitical risks of Asia's trans-boundary rivers
Sophie le Clue
February 21, 2012
Sophie le Clue from China Water Risk explores increasing tensions in South and Southeast Asia arising from trans-boundary rivers that have their source on the Tibetan Plateau. The key factors are: - China owns the headwaters of at least 10 major rivers but has no formal water-sharing agreements with its neighbors; - Water scarcity and stress is increasing political tension in the region; - The full extent of dam impacts has not assessed, despite escalating building programs.
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Mekong leaders agree 10-year development plan
At the conclusion of the 4th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit this week, leaders of the six nations that share the Mekong River agreed on a new 10-year plan to boost growth, development and poverty reduction across the GMS.
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Asia's mega hydro projects steam ahead despite public outcry
A surge in mega-hydropower projects across the world in the coming decade will only be affected marginally by last week's decision to delay building a large dam across the Mekong, Southeast Asia's longest river, Reuters reported Wednesday.
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